Jennifer Safavian
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Jennifer McLaughlin Safavian, was formerly the Chief Counsel for oversight and investigations on the United States Congress
House Government Reform Committee, which is responsible for overseeing government procurement. As of December 16, 2010, she will be the General Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Oversight.
, a former White House official and former chief of staff at the United States General Services Administration. David Safavian was caught up in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, and in 2006, was convicted of one count of obstruction of agency proceedings (18 USC sec. 1505) and three counts of making false statements. However, on June 17, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed these convictions.
Jennifer married David Safavian in 1995, and they have a school age daughter. David and Jennifer are both alumni of the Michigan State University College of Law
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. In law school she served as a Managing Editor of the Law Review. From July 1997 until March 2000, she worked for the House Government Reform Committee where, in March 1998, she was named Chief Counsel and later named Deputy Staff Director for the Subcommittee on the Census. During her tenure at the Subcommittee on the Census, Ms. Safavian conducted oversight of the Department of Commerce's census operations and participated in negotiations with the Administration to resolve the dispute surrounding the use of statistical sampling in the 2000 census. Prior to government service, Ms. Safavian was in private law practice at Plunkett & Cooney in Detroit, Michigan
and Dombroff & Gilmore in Washington, D.C.
http://www.oic-starr.gov/p000306.htm
In March 2000, she joined the Office of the Independent Counsel as Associate Independent Counsel under Robert W. Ray (the successor to Kenneth Starr
). Later she returned to Congress, as counsel for the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and currently as one of about 12 counsels on the staff of the House Government Reform Committee for oversight and investigations.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
House Government Reform Committee, which is responsible for overseeing government procurement. As of December 16, 2010, she will be the General Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Oversight.
Marriage
Jennifer is the wife of David SafavianDavid Safavian
David Hossein Safavian is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration and a figure in the Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal....
, a former White House official and former chief of staff at the United States General Services Administration. David Safavian was caught up in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, and in 2006, was convicted of one count of obstruction of agency proceedings (18 USC sec. 1505) and three counts of making false statements. However, on June 17, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed these convictions.
Jennifer married David Safavian in 1995, and they have a school age daughter. David and Jennifer are both alumni of the Michigan State University College of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
The Michigan State University College of Law is a private law school located in East Lansing, Michigan which is affiliated with Michigan State University...
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Education
Jennifer Safavian is a graduate of Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
. In law school she served as a Managing Editor of the Law Review. From July 1997 until March 2000, she worked for the House Government Reform Committee where, in March 1998, she was named Chief Counsel and later named Deputy Staff Director for the Subcommittee on the Census. During her tenure at the Subcommittee on the Census, Ms. Safavian conducted oversight of the Department of Commerce's census operations and participated in negotiations with the Administration to resolve the dispute surrounding the use of statistical sampling in the 2000 census. Prior to government service, Ms. Safavian was in private law practice at Plunkett & Cooney in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
and Dombroff & Gilmore in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
http://www.oic-starr.gov/p000306.htm
In March 2000, she joined the Office of the Independent Counsel as Associate Independent Counsel under Robert W. Ray (the successor to Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Winston "Ken" Starr is an American lawyer and educational administrator who has also been a federal judge. He is best known for his investigation of figures during the Clinton administration....
). Later she returned to Congress, as counsel for the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and currently as one of about 12 counsels on the staff of the House Government Reform Committee for oversight and investigations.
External links
- Photo: Jennifer Safavian
- Photo: Jennifer Safavian
- Appointment of Jennifer Safavian as Associate Independent Counsel, United States Office of the Independent CounselUnited States Office of the Independent CounselUnited States Office of the Independent Counsel was an independent prosecutor — distinct from the Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice — that provided reports to the Congress under . The office was terminated in 1999 and replaced by the U.S...
, March 6, 2000. - Linda Norlock. David & Jennifer Safavian apply legal knowledge to public service, Amicus Online, Michigan State University College of LawMichigan State University College of LawThe Michigan State University College of Law is a private law school located in East Lansing, Michigan which is affiliated with Michigan State University...
's magazine, Summer 2002. - Jonathan Kaplan. Arrest of top Bush official makes wife a political issue for Democrats, The Hill, September 21, 2005.
- Tom Davis, Abramoff, Jennifer, and David Safavian, Wayne Madsen Report, January 25, 2006.
